Sesame Date Bars

Vegetarian
Health score
18%
Sesame Date Bars
45 min.
16
231kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
  • 1 cup dates pitted chopped
  • 1 large eggs 
  • 3 tablespoons flax seeds 
  • 0.5 cup honey 
  • 1 tablespoon juice of lemon fresh
  • 1  lemon zest shredded finely
  • 0.3 cup milk low-fat
  • 1 cup oat bran 
  • 1 cup regular rolled oats 
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • 0.5 cup sesame seed toasted
  • 0.8 cup tahini sesame paste
  • 1 cup flour whole-wheat

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • baking sheet
  • oven
  • knife
  • plastic wrap
  • stand mixer
  • spatula
  • dough scraper

Directions

  1. Line a 9- by 13-in. pan with plastic wrap, leaving an overhang on the 9-in. sides, and coat with cooking-oil spray. In a large bowl, stir together oats, oat bran, flax seeds, flour, baking powder, salt, and dates until well blended.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together tahini, milk, egg, honey, lemon zest, and lemon juice until well blended.
  3. Add flour mixture to tahini mixture and beat until completely blended. Scrape dough into pan and, with wet fingers or a rubber spatula, pat to fill pan completely and evenly (dough is sticky, so you may need to wash your hands a few times). Chill dough until firm, about 30 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 30
  5. Invert pan onto a work surface, lift off pan, and peel off plastic. Using a bench scraper or knife, cut straight down lengthwise through middle, then crosswise to make 16 bars, each 1 1/2 in. wide.
  6. Place bars about 1 in. apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment.
  7. Bake bars until lightly browned and somewhat firm to touch, about 20 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
  9. Make ahead: Store airtight up to 2 weeks or freeze.

Nutrition Facts

Calories231kcal
Protein10.68%
Fat36.72%
Carbs52.6%

Properties

Glycemic Index
22.36
Glycemic Load
11.23
Inflammation Score
-4
Nutrition Score
11.878695586453%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.16mg
Eriodictyol
0.05mg
Hesperetin
0.14mg
Naringenin
0.01mg
Quercetin
0.09mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:231.24kcal
11.56%
Fat:10.5g
16.15%
Saturated Fat:1.54g
9.63%
Carbohydrates:33.85g
11.28%
Net Carbohydrates:28.98g
10.54%
Sugar:14.99g
16.65%
Cholesterol:11.81mg
3.94%
Sodium:98.21mg
4.27%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:6.87g
13.75%
Manganese:1.11mg
55.35%
Vitamin B1:0.4mg
26.93%
Phosphorus:251.96mg
25.2%
Copper:0.5mg
25.09%
Selenium:16.85µg
24.07%
Fiber:4.86g
19.45%
Magnesium:74.51mg
18.63%
Iron:2.39mg
13.27%
Zinc:1.68mg
11.23%
Calcium:94.45mg
9.44%
Vitamin B3:1.54mg
7.7%
Folate:29.76µg
7.44%
Potassium:254.4mg
7.27%
Vitamin B6:0.14mg
6.85%
Vitamin B2:0.09mg
5.58%
Vitamin B5:0.36mg
3.6%
Vitamin C:1.42mg
1.72%
Vitamin E:0.21mg
1.39%
Source:My Recipes